Paper and deodorant dispenser



Oct. 6, 1964 L. o. GLANER PAPER AND DEODORANT DISPENSER VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIV.

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Filed Feb. 27, 1962 j, BY 4L 4%,

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United States Patent 3,151,822 PAPER AND DEODORANT DISPENSER Louis 0. Glaner, 307 Raymond St., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Filed Feb. 27, 1962, Ser. No. 175,943 1 Claim. (Cl. 242-5555) The object of the present invention is to provide a paper roll holder in combination with a deodorant dispenser, and more particularly an aerosol propellant type of deodorant dispenser functionally used as a holder for toilet tissue in roll form and readily adapted to receptacles of various types and sizes.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a roll of toilet tissue supported by a propellant type of deodorant dispenser assembly constructed in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the Valve carrying end of the structure shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ball valve and tube inlet shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the dispenser can holder shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view on the line 66, FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings I have shown at 1 a broken away and diagrammatic front view of a toilet roll holder 1 having recesses at 2 which normally receive the hubs of a spool for receiving a roll of toilet tissue indicated at 3.

As customary the roll of toilet tissue is wound upon a cardboard tube 4 so that the interior of the roll is hollow and open at both sides. Referring to FIGURES 1 and 2 the hollow axial area of the tissue roll receives an aerosol can 5 containing deodorant. In the present embodiment the can is provided with a valve chamber at 6 having a tubular receiving neck at 7 to which is applied a tube 8 which is freely flexible and which carries a weighted apertured inlet head 9, the arrangement being such that in whatever horizontal position the can is laid, the inlet head 9 for the fluid will lie with its end in the fluid until the latter is depleted; and if the can is turned upside down with the inlet head 9 uppermost, a valve ball 10 will shut off the flow of gas to valve chamber 6.

Although the valve arrangement of the can, and which includes chamber 6, may be greatly modified, and any valve having a projecting stem which is pushed inward to open the valve may be employed, the valve will now be described.

The valve shown in FIG. 2 consists of a pressure operated valve stem 10 connected to a head 11. A spring 12 normally presses the front end of the valve head into sealing pressure upon a resilient washer 14 within rounded member 15 of the can cap. In FIG. 2 the valve head has been moved inwardly and fluid may pass under pressure from the little chamber 16 of the head, and which receives spring 12, thence through outlet port 17, outlet port 18, and into the valve stem for ultimate discharge.

In the structure of FIGURES 1 and 2, the rear hub member of the can 5 consists of any suitable form of plate 20, which in the drawing is indicated as of disk-like form,

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and which carries an outwardly projecting hub 21, an inner stud projection 22 which receives a spring 23 hearing upon the bottom end of the can and which is adapted to resiliently project the hub into the recess of hanger 1 at the appropriate end thereof. This hub member is provided with holding means for the can and which consists of either a cup-like extension or a plurality of fingers 24 which lightly hold the can. A washer shown at 25 may be placed against the base of the can inwardly of member 20.

At the opposite end of the can stem 10 is received by an outwardly threaded apertured cap 27 upon which is threaded the hollow extension 28 of a hub member 29 having hub 21 thereon and which is formed with a discharge passageway 30 for the fluid spray.

In the operation of the aerosol can and upon insertion of the hubs 21 and 21* into the hanger, hub carrying member 29 may bemanually rotated until the hubs abut the inner wall of each hanger recess, and the can with or without washer 25 abuts hub carrier 20. Thereupon inward pressure against either hub carrier will move the valve to the position of FIG. 2 for discharge of the fluid spray, whereupon release of the said hub carrier will enable spring 12 to close the valve.

In the modification shown in FIG. 7, any suitable valve may be employed to be opened by inward movement of valve stem 10, the can being shown at 31 as enclosed by two telescopic receiving members 32 and 33. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 hub member 34 is engaged by a spring 35 of greater tension than the spring which holds the valve of can 31 in closed position, and this spring insures that the end of hub 34 (the latter being apertured to receive a bent-in end of spring 35) can be moved inwardly so that the telescopic holder can be received in the carrier arms 1, and also that inward movement of the can is prevented when the end of hub 34 abuts the appropriate hanger member 1. The opposite hub carrying member may be the same as illustrated in FIG. 2. However, it is not essential that the threaded and apertured cap 27 be employed. When not employed, the hub car rier 29 for assembly with structure of FIG. 7, will have a stem receiving aperture (referring to stem 10 of the valve) reduced in diameter to fit the stem and the threads will be eliminated. Thus view'mg FIG. 7, it will be seen that inward pressure upon hub carrier 29 of that figure will produce inward movement of valve stem 10, and will open the valve, because the resistance of spring 35 is greater than that of the can valve spring. It also will be seen that the tissue roll may freely rotate with the telescopic can carrier, with the can held stationary.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made in the arrangement and form of the elements constituting the embodiments illustrated in the drawings without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

A paper and deodorant spray dispenser for a toilet roll of tissue having a central cavity and a hanger having spaced walls each with a hub receiving aperture, which consists of a holder adapted for insertion into the said central cavity of the toilet tissue roll, a can of aerosol propelled deodorant fluid received by said holder and which can includes a spring closed valve leading to an apertured valve stem operated by inward movement to open the valve, said holder including a first hub carrier, said holder e 3 also comprising a second hub carrier, spring means for relatively moving the hub carriers away from each other and for permitting reverse movement thereof upon pressure, one of the hub carriers being formed With an exposed finger engagement area for manual valve stem operative movement Whilst the second hub carrier holds the aerosol can against longitudinal movement relative to said second hub carrier, the first hub carrier being composed of an inner member adapted to frictionally receive the valve stem of the aerosol deodorant can and to abut the end thereof and an outer member threaded on the inner member for longitudinal adjustment, passageways being formed in said inner and outer members and extending outwardly of the latter, said outer member carrying the exposed finger engagement area.

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